Project Everyone has an amazing year of world changing activism, creative campaigning and incredible events lined up for 2020. And we need more people to help us do it! 

Do you want to be part of an incredible year at an organisation dedicated to trying to accelerate change? Working with people as varied as Richard Curtis, the United Nations, the Gates Foundation and google. org – these are some short-term opportunities that will be an incredible experience, hard work and, if we get it right, could make a real difference. 

We’re looking for three key roles to add to our growing team:

1. Creative Researcher 
2. Campaign Co-ordinator 
3. Assistant Producer 

The roles are all probably right for someone’s 2nd or 3rd job. They are all slightly different, but the basic skillsets that we are looking for are pretty similar:

YOUR SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Mega-smart with an interest in the Global Goals – which range from Climate Change to Gender Equality
• Hyper-organised and diligent – willing to throw yourself into a role and help keep your team on track
• A passion (and skill) for communicating a message – either from working with a brand, a broadcaster, or a campaign
• A belief in the power of creativity, content and events to effective change
• Your previous experience could have been at a creative agency, an NGO, an events company or a media organisation - you will recognise that the skills you have are transferable – it’s just how you deploy them

We need great people. And we need them to be able to join us asap – so sadly if you have a 3month notice period it’s not going to work out this time (but stay in touch!)

ABOUT THE ROLES

Creative Researcher– working directly to our Creative Director, you will assist in all aspects of researching and developing creative campaign ideas, concepts and materials. You will also take on some brand management responsibilities, so some experience in this area would be a plus.

Main responsibilities

• Administration – from maintaining databases to creating templates for documents
• Creative ideation – participating in formal brainstorms, and contributing ad hoc ideas and creative solutions
• Research – tasks could range from sourcing filmmakers in a specific region, through to discovering which YouTuber has a particular passion for Goal 4
• Branding – be the first point of contact for any branding enquiries, responsible for maintaining Brand guidelines
• Design skills – ability to use Photoshop or similar a real bonus, but as a minimum the ability to design an impactful image or powerful deck
• Digital – contributing ad hoc support to social channels and other digital properties 

Campaign Co-ordinator – working directly to our Campaigns and Policy Director, you will be there to research and project manage our 2020 campaign for the Goals.

Main responsibilities

• Administration: Responsible for setting up and maintaining administrative systems from databases to trackers as well as carrying out administrative tasks as required
• Communication and stakeholder management: Preparing documents for a range of audiences - funders, partners, internal meetings, acting as the initial point of contact for external enquiries relating to 2020 and liaising with external partners
• Planning: Scheduling internal and external meetings, preparing agendas and sending meeting actions/notes. Maintaining a forward planner
• Contributing to campaign development and supporting internal and external communications on progress against plans
• Finance: to monitor income and expenditure against budgets, assist the campaign director in budget preparation and other financial planning and reporting
• Support the Campaign Director in preparing for meetings and deputising and attending where appropriate
• Other: To perform such other responsibilities as may be required from time to time in order to ensure the smooth running of the campaign 

Assistant Producer – working on Goalkeepers, our flagship events, delivered in partnership with the Gates Foundation. 

Main responsibilities:

• Researching speaker / artist / performance ideas according to developing run of show 
• Maintaining master list of speaker suggestions on shared document
• Drafting outreach letters and emails (both formal and informal)
• Drafting speaker briefing documents
• Supporting lead producer on all calls with key stakeholders and speakers- taking clear notes and record of actions
• Housekeeping on master run of show document (spellchecks, formatting, time checks)
• Drafting and designing presentation decks in PowerPoint
• Collating creative ideas from the wider team, proposing creative solutions for run of show and production challenges
• Supporting lead producer to collate creative materials (images / film content / branding guidelines) for screen production team and Creative Director
• Experience in live events, conferences or live broadcasts would be a real plus in this role

ABOUT YOU

There are common characteristics that all of these roles require: 

• Previous experience within a creative or campaigning organisation
• Creative writer and thinker
• Ability to organise and prioritise multiple tasks efficiently and deliver to deadlines
• Ability to work as part of a team and enjoy doing that
• The confidence in your ability to use your own judgment and make decisions in order to prioritise and negotiate.
• Flexible, friendly and helpful. The occasional late-night call or last-minute request should be met with a can-do attitude
• Detail oriented and accurate
• Calm under pressure
• Good written communication skills with the ability to summarize complex information 
• High level of computer literacy: as adept at designing a beautiful PowerPoint as setting up a database. Knowledge of Salesforce CRM a bonus
• Professional-level fluency in English
• Experience / knowledge of current affairs and international development issues
• The right to work in the UK. 
• The ability to work outside office hours when dealing with international partners and a willingness to travel internationally as required. 

DIVERSITY AT PE

PE is an equal opportunities employer that works with partners and organisations globally. We benefit from the knowledge and skills that these culturally diverse teams bring. We’re therefore keen to create a team with a variety of skills that come together regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, nationality, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or gender identity

SALARY 

Salary: £25 - £30k depending on experience. 

Contract: Full time, fixed term contract until Nov 2020 – potential to extend.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send through a CV, your current salary, notice and availability for interview. 

Please do let us know which of the 3 roles you feel you are most suited to and drawn to. 

Cancer is shocking, overwhelming, isolating... and completely unfair. Especially when you’re young. CLIC Sargent fights tirelessly to stop cancer destroying young lives. We are the UK’s leading cancer charity for children and young people. Our care teams provide specialist support to 7,000 young people each year going through cancer treatment across the UK. We provide grants and free accommodation to help with spiralling costs. We lobby the government to make sure they get the support they’re entitled to. We’re here to make sure young cancer patients can focus on getting their lives back on track. We want everyone under 25 with cancer, and their families, to thrive, not just survive. 

Associate Director of Brand & Strategic Marketing Communications

London or Bristol

£65,000 plus multiple benefits

In the last few years we’ve developed an enviable reputation for brave, compelling and transparent content. Now, an incredible opportunity has arisen for an exceptional brand and marketing communication expert to take our brand even further. If that’s you, read on.

Our Associate Director of Brand & Strategic Marketing Communications will lead a key programme of our new five-year strategy; strengthening our voice. This will require us to deliver a clear brand essence and proposition, raise our profile, and broaden our tone of voice so it can be flexed for a wider range of audiences.

As an integral part of the Operational Leadership Team, the Associate Director of Brand and Strategic Marketing Communications will translate our new strategic vision and lead a fantastic team working collaboratively across the organisation. This role will lead by example in ensuring young cancer patients are at the heart of everything we do. We don’t just want them to contribute, but to co-design, because they know better than anyone else what it’s like to have cancer when you’re young.

We are looking for an ambitious leader with a strategic working style who is experienced in brand and marketing. You’ll be highly collaborative and a natural relationship builder, able to quickly gain buy-in and trust from colleagues at all levels. You’ll be at ease planning resources and, critically, you’ll be passionate about CLIC Sargent’s vision to be there for every child and young person affected by cancer. So in short, you’ll be a little bit of a genius and an all-round good egg.

To learn more about this unique opportunity, and to find out how to apply, please read the full appointment brief, on the Prospectus website, which can be reached by clicking on the “Apply on Website” Button.

Closing date: Monday 25th February 2020

Initial interviews and peer meetings with CLIC Sargent: week commencing 2nd March 2020

Panel interviews: week commencing 9th March 2020

CLIC Sargent is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is committed to achieving greater diversity and welcomes applications from people of all different backgrounds regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.

Head of Communications – External Affairs

Our client is a place where people make a difference to clients, feel valued and are supported. They have a strong sense of social responsibility, and their values, respect, empowerment, responsibility and excellence, guide everything we do.

They believe that everyone should be able to live independent and fulfilling lives. They provide housing, support and care for many socially excluded people across Surrey, in parts of Berkshire, West Sussex and the London Borough of Sutton.

Position: Head of External Affairs and Communications
Location: Leatherhead, Surrey KT22 7NA
Job type: Full Time, Permanent
Salary: £50,000 per annum plus benefits
Benefits: Defined contribution pension scheme, 28 days annual leave per annum, plus bank holiday, the opportunity to buy or sell up to five days annual leave per holiday year, Staff loan scheme.

About the role:

You will lead the new external affairs and communications function working closely with the Chief Executive and Senior Management Team, pivotal in driving our agenda to promote the value of our work and what we do.

Responsibilities:

- Be able to develop and implement strategies that best promote their work and influences key decision makers, commissioners, partners and stakeholders at national and local levels.
- Excellent and responsive external and internal communications and engagement service should be second nature to you.

About you:

- Extensive communications experience including a track record of successfully shaping and implementing communications and external affairs strategy.
- Proven ability to make a demonstrable impact on brand awareness.
- Excellent copywriting and analytical skills with the ability to present information and draft quickly in a variety of styles for a range of audiences.
- Excellent communicator with the ability to build relationship with a range of stakeholders.
- Highly self-motivated with excellent organisational and planning skills with an agile and flexible approach.
- A flexible team player who enjoys working collaboratively and at all levels to effect change.

You may have experience of the following: Head of Communications, Communication Strategy, Campaign Management, PR, Public Relations, Communications Manager, Personal Assistant, Executive Assistant, Marketing Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Charity, Third Sector, Not for Profit, etc. etc.

Ref: 91520

The MND Association have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Public Affairs Adviser to join our Policy & Campaigns Team working at our London office in Old Street, N1.

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Salary: c. £29,000 per annum plus London Weighting + benefits

Location: London N1

Hours: Full-time 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

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About the role

This role will help deliver the MND Association's programme of public affairs activity and identify key priorities, and opportunities to influence party political debates, legislation and select committees in relation to our work. You will ensure we achieve the Association's strategic objective of ensuring everyone affected by MND can access the care and support they need and provide support to local campaigning and influencing.

What are we looking for?

You will:

• have a thorough understanding of parliamentary processes and procedures and experience of working with Parliamentarians in Westminster and/or in Parliament
• have experience of working in public affairs, within a voluntary organisation
• the ability to support volunteers in public affairs activities
• have excellent communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and networks at all levels from senior politicians to local volunteers
• be a successful team player
• have experience of planning and organising events
• have strong digital and database management skills
• be experienced in using social media for public affairs purposes

This role will involve occasional evening and weekend work and the ability to travel to external meetings and events as required.

Please view the job description to find out the full responsibilities for this role.

How to apply?

We would love to hear from you and encourage early applications.

If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, apply online now.

About Us

The MND Association is going through some exciting changes - embracing agile working, introducing new technology and, in early 2020, moving to a new, flexible office space.

These changes, together with a high level of trust and performance driven culture, will give staff the freedom and flexibility to work in the best way for them, the Association and, most importantly, people with MND.

The MND Association was founded in 1979. Our mission is to improve care and support for people with MND, their families and carers. We also fund and promote research that leads to new understanding and treatments and brings us closer to a cure for MND. The Association also campaigns and raises awareness so the needs of people with MND, and everyone who cares for them, are recognised and addressed by wider society.

Important Notices

Please submit your application as soon as possible; due to the high volumes of applications we receive, and we reserve the right to close any adverts before the closing date once we have received sufficient applications.

At the MND Association we are committed to equalities and value diversity. We are working hard to remove perceived and actual barriers to participation by people with and affected by MND, current and future staff and volunteers and stakeholders.

We’re proud of what we’ve achieved over the past 150 years. But the way we look at ageing is changing, which is why 2020 marks a highly exciting time to join the charity. We aim to not only drive positive change in key areas affecting our rapidly ageing population but also confront stereotypes and everyday ageism, working with older people and their families to show the world what old can be – right here and right now, in the UK.

The Head of Policy and Influencing will play a critical role in helping us achieve this. Working closely with the Director of Policy and Communications and Chief Executive, the post holder will lead an ambitious agenda of change, overseeing the development of robust evidence based policy positions and for the development and delivery of campaigns to drive positive change in our priority areas - health and social care, financial security, wellbeing and ageism. 

If you have extensive experience in this field, including demonstrable experience in leading a function to deliver impactful policy and campaigning activity, of commissioning, research and evaluation, and knowledge of parliamentary activity across the four nations, we’d love to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a pension scheme with up to a 10% employee contribution and life cover, excellent learning and development opportunities, and a range of lifestyle benefits.

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and we expect all colleagues to share in this commitment. As part of our recruitment and selection process, we require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check for all individuals who work with our service users.

Please apply by sending your CV and a covering letter, which should explain in detail your suitability for the role and your motivation for applying (up to two pages).

Closing date: wednesday 5th February

Interviews: Friday 14th February 2020 at our London Office

 

We are a small and ambitious organisation, and our new Head of Policy will need to be an agile leader, capable of inspiring others both internally and externally, but also willing to roll up their own sleeves and get the job done.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be effective relating to the most senior leaders in health and care and to charity colleagues, health professionals, researchers, funding partners, patients and service users

• Be critical, but constructive; independent but well-networked; credible, but pragmatic

• Be comfortable making decisions – we are a small organisation and rely on our senior leaders’ experience and good judgement

• Be curious and willing to learn - about the work of our members, about what it’s like to work in health and care, and to live with ill health

• Be a natural communicator – our influence comes from sharing our insight and values through conference speeches, workshops, blogs, and traditional and social media

• Be able to work with and get the best out of experts and advisors

• Be confident managing multiple projects at pace, on time and on budget – often working with external consultants and staff in member organisations as well as with our internal team

• Be happy working in a small team – we’re too small to work in departments or to worry about seniority – we need to make things happen together.

We appreciate that this is an ambitious list – we don’t expect people to be equally strong across all these dimensions and we are happy and keen to develop people who have the right attitude and want to grow in and with this role.

The job description below sets out some of the key areas of responsibility we envisage for this role, but it is important to note that we are a busy and growing organisation, therefore the responsibilities set out should not be considered exhaustive and it is important to be aware that roles and responsibilities are likely to evolve over time. We envisage the post holder to hold line management responsibility in the medium term.

Responsibilities

Influence policy and practice across health and care

• Keep abreast of key issues and influencers in health and care in England

• Identify opportunities for influence and develop and implement constructive and credible policy positions and influencing strategies

• Build and maintain a network of decision makers and allies, and develop and nurture partnerships to achieve our ambitions

• Participate in high-level meetings on behalf of National Voices ensuring our values, insights and positions are reflected

• Work closely with our members – understand and deploy what they know and do, and share opportunities for influence

Develop and use insight

• Work with staff, consultants and partners to support the development of National Voices’ insight function, ensuring that we are informed by the experiences of people living with mental and physical ill health and disability

• Manage projects and programmes, working in partnership as required, putting in place streamlined and effective systems for timely, high-quality delivery

• Turn the insights we generate through our project work into arguments and influence

Grow National Voices, its impact and partnerships

• Build relationships, and common ground with members, partners and funders

• Spot opportunities for collaboration, partnership and income generation that can support the delivery of National Voices’ strategic priorities

• Turn ideas and ambitions into concrete proposals and funded projects

• Plan confidently and realistically, be accountable for delivery, and make sure we finish and complete

Communicate and engage

• Work all available communications channels to land our insight and messages

• Design and run lively and productive events and engagement with our members and others

• Support members, partners, patients and service users and staff to contribute their knowledge, practice and assets to National Voices’ work

Help to lead National Voices

• Be a senior member of a small team, taking responsibility for managing and developing our people and organisation

• Aim high, and lead with ambition and creativity – propose what we could do differently and how we could grow

• Model behaviours of inclusivity, compassion, curiosity and accountability, creating a high support, high challenge environment

• Take responsibility for money – how we raise income and how we spend it

Person specification

All candidates will be assessed against the following criteria, please use specific examples when applying, focussing particularly on the experience, knowledge and understanding required for the role.

Values, attitudes and behaviours

• Passionate about National Voices’ mission and work

• Proactive, flexible and responsive

• Comfortable working in a team, as well as under own initiative

• Able to think and act creatively to solve problems and challenges

• Committed to reducing inequalities and understanding diversity

Skills and abilities

• Excellent policy, research and influencing skills

• Strategic and analytical thinking

• Able to react quickly and confidently in unclear situations and in changing circumstances

• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship management skills

• Strong organisational skills: able to manage teams, projects, budgets and workload

• Impeccable and engaging written and oral communication skills

Experience, knowledge and understanding

• Substantial experience of leading and implementing policy and influencing strategies: with experience across research, policy development, public affairs, and communications

• Significant experience of developing and implementing complex and high-profile projects and partnerships

• Substantial experience of using a range of communication tools and communicating with diverse audiences – from senior influencers to people and communities

• Experience of building consensus and working in situations of controversy and conflict

• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment across a number of priorities at once

• Experience of working with and through networks and partnerships

• Experience of working on health and social care issues and with the voluntary sector – with strong subject expertise in areas of health or care policy

• Experience of working directly with people and communities, and engaging individuals with lived-experience in policy and influencing

Application guidance

Please complete the National Voices application form and include a covering letter (no more than two A4 pages) explaining why you are suitable for the role, with particular reference to the experience, knowledge and skills identified in the person specification.

Please state your current salary and any notice period to which you are committed.

Please specify any access or other requirements of which we need to be aware for the interview.

Applications should be emailed to Patrick Ryan, please refer to Application Pack for email details.

Patrick can also be contacted with any further questions.

The deadline for applications is noon on Wednesday 29th January.

Interviews will take place on Thursday 6th February.

Details of an interview task will be emailed to you on Friday 31st January.

I am currently looking for an outstanding Executive Assistant to the Director of External Affairs for an amazing health charity. This exciting role will see you act as the first point of contact for the Director, liaising with internal and external contacts at all levels on their behalf.

Main duties:
To manage the diary for the Director
To coordinate effective directorate-wide management and planning, undertaking a range of tasks and projects.
Support the Director, the policy team, the press team, the public affairs team and the Devolved Nations teams with the administration of major supporter communications including email/letter drafting/writing, stewardship, stakeholder management and liaison.
Act as central point of both internal and external communication for the Director of External Affairs
Manage the diary of the Director of Research & Policy and support them in overall management and planning of work
Manage email in box, identifying emails that need a response and those that are urgent
Draft and proof-read routine correspondence, meeting notes and reports
Supply briefings and documents for meetings
Create presentations including sourcing of material and final production
Book travel as needed and process expenses
Ensure smooth running of Directorate and team meetings, including booking rooms/venues, compiling agendas, liaising with contributors and attendees, collating papers, facilitating workshop sessions, and capturing and circulating actions
Support Director and Heads in annual business and budget planning
Assist Heads to monitor and manage their budgets and process invoices

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online or contact Sekai today!

UKCISA is seeking a dynamic new Membership Manager!

Membership Manager (permanent)

Salary: on a scale from £33,695 to £36,499 per annum, including London Weighting.

Full time/ 4 days a week.

The UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA) has worked for over 50 years to support international students and the institutions, students' unions and organisations who work closely with them.

This is an exciting time to join UKCISA as we launch our new organizational strategy 2020-2023.  The Membership Manager is a new role and provides an exciting opportunity to shape and direct UKCISA’s extensive membership activities. The membership role is key to engaging, supporting and retaining our diverse membership including Higher Education, Further Education and Students’ Unions.

The Membership Manager will:

• Implement a new member engagement strategy
• Develop new materials, activities and events to support new and existing members
• Ensure smooth running of business processes and lead on annual membership renewals
• Ensure maximum member retention and actively seek opportunities to expand UKCISA’s membership

The ideal candidate will be experienced, dynamic and creative; an excellent communicator and connector, strategic thinker with excellent business processing skills.

Deadline for applications: 9am 5 February 2020.  Interview date: Mon 17 February 2020

Head of Policy – National Parks England 
CAN Mezzanine, Borough, London

About Us

National Parks England (NPE) advocates for, and promotes the needs of, England’s National Park Authorities. We provide a collective voice to Government and Parliament for the bodies tasked with protecting some of the nation’s most beautiful countryside for everyone to enjoy.

Our mission is to ensure that government, partners and stakeholders understand, are inspired by, and value the work of England’s National Parks and provide sustained support and resources to further National Park purposes and our vision.

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for a Head of Policy to join us and lead our work on developing our policies and positions. This is a part-time role, working 28 hours per week. 

The Benefits 

- Salary of £36,876 – £40,760 DOE pro rata 
- Pension 
- Travel expenses
- 21 days’ holiday pro rata plus public holidays (rising to 23.5 days pro rata with service) 

This is an incredible opportunity to be at the heart of a dynamic policy environment, working with passionate people who are supporting the conservation of extraordinary places.   

In this new senior-level position, you will have the chance to develop policies that will have a positive impact on some of the most beautiful sites that England has to offer. 

What’s more, you will be based in CAN Mezzanine in Borough, a fantastic office space dedicated to third sector organisations. You will be surrounded by people who are working together to make the world a better place on a daily basis.

The Role

As the Head of Policy, you will lead the development of National Parks England’s policy, as well as supporting and presenting these policies to senior national policy makers. 

Working in conjunction with the Executive Director, you will proactively identify and analyse a wide range of policy issues and develop strategic responses. 

You will also: 

- Facilitate collaborative working to further policy advocacy for English National Park Authorities
- Contribute to the development of future NPE business plans
- Prepare and distribute reports and publications to further NPE’s business plan objectives
- Deputise for the Executive Director when required 

About You

To join us as the Head of Policy, you will need: 

- Substantial experience of advocacy work within a semi-political environment at a national level 
- Excellent experience of carrying out focused research and information gathering 
- Experience of analysing emerging policy issues and developing strategic responses 
- Good analytical skills 
- Excellent knowledge of decision-making and policy processes at national and local levels
- In-depth knowledge of key policy areas for National Park Authorities, such as farming or planning 
- The ability to represent our organisation on a national level and with a variety of stakeholders 
- A degree-level qualification or equivalent 

Experience of organising meetings and/or workshops would be beneficial, as would knowledge of the context in which English National Park Authorities operate. 

Other organisations may call this role Senior Policy Manager, Senior Policy Advisor, Head of National Park Policy, or National Park Authority Policy Manager. 

This is a part-time role, working 28 hours per week over four days (these working days will be fixed). 

The closing date for applications is the 17th February 2020. It is envisaged that interviews will be held on the 27th February 2020. 

Webrecruit and National Parks England are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

So, if you are seeking your next challenge as a Head of Policy, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.

Full time, Permanent

Grade EL, Salary £34,545 per annum                                                                     

Location: London

Close date:  26 January 2020

Interview date:  week commencing 03 February 2020

The Royal College of General Practitioners is the ‘voice’ of general practice. As the professional membership body for family doctors we represent GPs on the issues that matter most to them – and their patients. We have an exceptionally high media profile and, over the last two years, have secured a record number of mentions in Parliament.

We are looking to recruit a highly-motivated colleague to join our PR and Corporate Communications Team to help us build on our success and take the College’s reputation to the next level, right across the UK. 

As Press and PR Officer you will be a part of the RCGP’s small but incredibly busy 24/7 Press Office, dealing with multiple queries from national and local journalists daily. You will use high levels of judgement to balance risk, raise the profile of the College across the UK and protect the reputation of both the College and the GP profession.

You will develop proactive media and social media strategies at both a local and national level – sourcing stories, pitching them to journalists and providing strategic advice to College spokespeople ahead of interviews. You will also source, write and produce articles for the College’s membership magazine GP Frontline and its supplements, which both go out to the RCGP’s 52,000 members.

The successful candidate will share our corporate values. In return, the College offers excellent terms and conditions.

To apply please upload your CV and cover letter via the RCGP Vacancies page on our website.

The Royal College of General Practitioners is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

                                                                      ~ Great doctors great care ~

JOB PURPOSE

• To further raise the profile of the RCGP and increase national and regional media coverage across print, broadcast, online and social channels, in line with College campaign and policy priorities, to influence decision-makers and opinion-formers
• To pro-actively promote the work of the RCGP and respond quickly and sensitively to negative or critical news stories, using astute judgement to manage risk and limit potential damage to the reputation of the College at both a national and local level
• To draft high-quality media statements and press releases across a wide variety of complex clinical and policy issues
• To identify potential storylines about the work the College does regionally that can be developed into positive, pro-active media stories or articles for College publications in order to raise the RCGP’s profile at a local level
• To write and edit material for internal and external audiences, including the RCGP Chair’s weekly e-bulletin to members and the College’s quarterly membership magazine GP Frontline
• To provide strategic advice and briefings to senior spokespeople identifying and promoting key College policies, highlighting risks and ensuring that the RCGP communicates consistent messages
• To work with the Digital Team to further develop the RCGP’s social media strategy ensure that traditional and social media activities are joined up
• To provide a 24/7 out of hours media rota, including weekends and public holidays, with other colleagues in the team

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND ATTRIBUTES

Education

A Level English

Educated to degree level or equivalent

Knowledge and Experience

Previous experience in journalism, press office or media environment

Demonstrable track record in writing and editing newspapers or magazines (portfolio required)

Proven experience of running proactive public relations campaigns and crisis management

Experience of working in a national membership organisation, charity or similar organisation

Skills

Excellent verbal and written communication skills (evidence of published work - articles, speeches, reports and other material aimed at a wide range of target audiences)

Ability to work authoritatively, knowledgeably and confidently with journalists and senior College spokespeople and College members

Excellent news sense and ability to identify pro-active stories

Demonstrable experience of crisis management 

Resilience and ability to use own initiative, manage competing demands, prioritise workload and meet deadlines

Creativity and ability to manage projects from ideas stage to implementation

Good team player

Excellent attention to detail

Thorough understanding of current affairs and health agenda

Pleasant and approachable manner and ability to deal with people at all levels

Conscientious and reliable

Are you an experienced communications professional, looking to make a big difference with one of the biggest charity brands in the UK? Samaritans is looking for a brilliant Head of Media to take the lead in telling our story.

• Ewell, Surrey
• Permanent, full-time role
• £50,000 - £55,000 per annum (depending on experience) + competitive benefits

A little about the role...

We’re looking for someone who can bring their skills, experience and knowledge to help us reach, engage and inspire our different audiences. This is a crucial role that will take responsibility for developing and delivering a best-in-class media strategy to successfully engage with our audiences including callers, donors and supporters as well as opinion formers to help us achieve our vision that fewer people die by suicide.

Someone dies by suicide every 90 mins in the UK and Ireland. Every single one of these deaths is a tragedy and everything we do at Samaritans is working towards our vision that fewer lives are lost to suicide. We campaign for change that can save lives and we equip people with the skills to look after their mental health and emotional wellbeing, as well as be there for others. Samaritans’ volunteers in 201 branches are here day and night, 365 days a year, to listen and give people the space to share how they’re really feeling.

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon. Please note, some out of hours working and travel may be required.

If you're interested in finding out more about the role please read the attached job description as set out below..

About Samaritans

At Samaritans, our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. We believe it is preventable and that by working together we can give people the support they need before they reach crisis point. We are one of the most trusted charities in the UK and ROI, and we answer a call for help every six seconds. We have around 175 staff and more than 20,000 volunteers based across 201 branches giving emotional support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We don’t just hear you, we listen.

Our location

You’ll be based at our friendly head office on a beautiful millpond in Ewell, Surrey. Just a 30-minute train journey from Waterloo and 15 minutes from Wimbledon.  As an employer we offer a good range of benefits, including 25 days’ holiday, 3 well being days, flexible working, Health Cash Plan, Pension and interest-free season ticket loans.

To apply

Interested candidates should submit their CV and a covering letter outlining their motivations for applying and how they meet each of the role criteria as set out in the JD to the email address below by 9am on Monday 10th February 2020.

Head of Policy

The National Housing Federation is one the most influential trade bodies in the UK. Our vision is of a country where everyone can live in a good quality home they can afford.
As a Head of Policy, you will be integral to securing the policy the changes and managing the risks that allow housing associations to thrive. You will work closely with teams across the organisation and with the Government to identify the interventions that will help housing associations continue to deliver their social purpose.
You will work with our members, ranging from small supported housing providers to large national organisations, each one different and valued in their own right.
We represent over 900 housing associations who provide two and a half million homes for more than six million people in every part of England. Our members are not-for-profit organisations – reinvesting all their income back into homes, communities and support.
It is a great time to be joining the Federation, as our new ambitious business strategy has recently launched. This is a chance for someone with a real ambition for housing and social policy to join us and help make those ambitions a reality.
You will find great colleagues and a brilliant team, and you will get the opportunity to work on some of the toughest and most interesting social, economic and policy issues in the country.
As a Head of Policy you will need to be influential, happy to speak in public and in the media, and able to work with members to co-create the solutions to the issues that matter to them. You will also need a strong track record in policy development and great strategic and political nous.
If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 6 February
Interview date: Tuesday 18 February

Founded in 1891 Dogs Trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the UK. Our mission is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life, free from the threat of unnecessary destruction. With approximately 15,000 dogs cared for annually and commitment to never putting a healthy dog down, we are always busy! We are looking for someone motivational and solutions focused to support the great team of veterinary nurses that we have at Dogs Trust as our VN Coordinator.

As a part of the Veterinary Department based at the London office, you will be involved in supporting and managing the Veterinary Nurse and Hydrotherapy positions across the organisation. This is a senior post within the Department and will involve regular visits to our Rehoming Centres to meet with the teams on site and establish good relationships with the Management team, Regional Managers and central Dogs Trust departments as well as the Rehoming Centre Veterinary Surgeons. The post holder will be responsible for managing the external relationships on behalf of Dogs Trust for the centre teams such as equipment providers, pharmacy companies, laboratories and wholesalers. The post will work closely with the Veterinary Surgeons within the department and be actively involved in delivering training and may involve providing occasional clinical nursing work in collaboration with the other 5 RVNs working within the Veterinary Department. Our team work with veterinary practices to ensure that we offer the best welfare for our dogs, whilst considering charitable funds.

We are seeking a Registered Veterinary Nurse with a commitment to our work, aims and values. To succeed in this position, you should have a good base of small animal practice experience along with excellent communication and organisational skills. An interest and understanding in quality improvement in veterinary practice would be useful.

We offer an attractive and competitive renumeration package along with the opportunity for your opinion to count and for you to help make a difference to our dogs.

About Global Citizen

We are an advocacy organisation dedicated to ending extreme poverty by 2030. We do this by encouraging people to learn and take action on our platform; those actions apply pressure on world leaders to make commitments around the issues associated with extreme poverty.

We don't ask people for money, but to take action. These actions range from sending a tweet, signing a petition, to sending an email, making a phone call, and more.

By taking action, Global Citizens are rewarded with access and tickets to our music festivals and other events around the world. So far, more than 23 million actions have been taken by Global Citizens, leading to USD $48.4 billion in commitments being made by world leaders, which have already affected more than 880 million lives.

Why Work for Global Citizen:

We are a friendly, kind, fun-loving and inclusive team with lots of socialising and snacks!

We are a young, dynamic and fast paced organisation with plenty of opportunities to learn about and get involved with all aspects of Global Citizen. We offer occasional opportunities for international travel to support on our global events and campaigns.

We encourage employees to get involved with social justice causes they feel passionate about, and offer two paid days of ‘volunteer leave’ per annum to allow this.

We support and encourage employees to claim time off in lieu for any overtime worked: we all need rest and relaxation and if you work long hours to meet a particular deadline, this will be recognised with appropriate time off at the end of the project.

We believe in equal opportunities for all and will review all applicants for this role as such. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.

Job Description:

Global Citizen believes we can end extreme poverty by 2030 — and that this change will be achieved by building a movement of people, raising their voices to demand change.

The Senior Digital Campaigns Manager will be responsible for leading and implementing digital campaigns to help end extreme poverty, overseeing our public mobilisation in the European market, and designing strategies focused on driving engagement in support of nutrition and agriculture, and the protection of the UK’s international aid budget.

This role will hold a specific focus on engaging UK Global Citizens, leading efforts to promote the strategic movement of British members ‘down the funnel’, from users who may have signed up to earn a reward, to passionate activists who understand the causes Global Citizens campaigns for, and have the information they need to raise their voice — including in high-bar, personal and creative ways. In addition, it will oversee the work of digital campaigners focused on mobilisation in other key European markets, including Germany.

The Senior Digital Campaigns Manager will also lead our global digital campaigns focused on nutrition and agriculture, mobilising citizens around the world to pressure donor governments to step up in 2020 with new financial commitments. This includes developing campaign actions, and email and social media marketing strategies to ensure our movement of Global Citizens are actively engaged in these key policy and campaign areas — and raising their voices to create change. The Senior Digital Campaigns Manager will work in close collaboration with the policy, partnerships, marketing, product, rewards, content, and country teams to achieve this.

 

About the Team:

This role will work closely with:

• The Digital Campaigns Director, who will line manage this role, providing strategic guidance, feedback and support.
• The Digital Campaigns Officer (UK) and Campaigns Coordinator (Germany) who will be line managed by this role.
• The Policy Lead for Food Security, Hunger and Nutrition, UK Policy and Advocacy Manager, and the UK Country Director aligning to establish how digital campaigns can best support policy and government relation wins on the topics of nutrition and agriculture, and UK aid.
• Our UK team of 10-15 people, in a bright and snack-filled office in Kings Cross, London.
• Our global team of 100+ people, with offices in New York, South Africa, Germany, Canada and Australia.

 

Responsibilities:

• Oversee all digital campaigns activities as they relate to the European market. This includes:
  • Set and implement strategy to drive up actions taken by UK Global Citizens, and percentages categorised as ‘action-taker’ and ‘super activist’ on a monthly basis.
  • Lead project management of action journeys and digital campaign tactics as they relate to Global Citizen events in the UK.
  • Support UK fundraising efforts by providing digital campaigns expertise to grant funding proposals, reporting and paid campaign partnership proposals.
  • Line manage and oversee the work of Europe-based digital campaigners.
• Lead development and implementation of digital campaigns strategy for campaigns focused on nutrition and agriculture, and UK aid. This includes:
  • Setting the calendar for, copy-writing and sending campaign emails.
  • Developing key messaging for the campaigns to best engage a young, digitally engaged audience.
  • Copy-writing and building campaign action pages.
  • Coordinating with relevant teams to oversee production of social media, editorial, video and media assets to promote digital campaigns objectives.
  • Overseeing communication and distribution of digital campaigns assets and plans to other internal teams, cross-function and cross-market.
  • Collecting and sharing data for report back to relevant partners.
  • Lead management of relationships with key external partners, including representing Global Citizen at events, meetings and stakeholder gatherings and reporting key campaign metrics on a regular basis.
• Collect, analyse, and report key digital campaigns metrics using software such as Domo, Looker and Iterable to share with internal team and external partners, to ascertain our success and hone future tactics.

Required Skills & Experience:

• 4-5 years professional experience working in digital campaigning or digital fundraising.
• Exceptional English copywriting skills, particularly for email marketing, social media and campaigns, with strong knowledge on how to engage a young audience both globally and in the UK.
• Experience planning digital strategies to hit measurable goals.
• Excellent project management and organisational skills and the ability to manage various competing priorities.
• Management of junior roles.
• Experience drafting and evaluating the performance of email supporter journeys, including knowledge of how to plan a fair A/B experiment.
• Demonstrable interest in social justice and equality.
• Ability to build strong relationships with external partners.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills (experience of CMS, Google Drive, Microsoft Office).
• Ability to spot problems and solve them.
• Creative and proactive.
• A sense of humour.
• Team player.
• Positive, can-do-attitude.
• Ability to show initiative and work with limited supervision.
• Professional demeanor and ability to interact with a variety of individuals and organisations.

 

Desirable Skills / Experience:

We seek candidates who can bring a variety (2-4) of the below skills to the role.

• Knowledge of and/or experience campaigning on international development, UK aid or nutrition and agriculture.
• Understanding of how to engage young people in European markets outside of the UK, particularly Germany and France.
• Experience of email deployment software, particularly Iterable.
• Knowledge and interest in the use of data to inform audience engagement tactics, particularly practical knowledge of data analytics software such as Domo and Looker.
• Experience drafting, setting up and monitoring performance of Facebook adverts.
• Basic HTML skills.
• Basic Adobe Photoshop skills.
• Experience managing budgets.

Global Citizen does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.